Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV)

Abstract

*Formerly Extremely Long Endurance Surface Vessel (ELEUSV) (U) The Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program will develop an unmanned X-ship design based on the premise that a human is never intended to step aboard at any point in the operations cycle. In doing so, an unexplored design space emerges without constraint on structure, stability, or crew support, in contrast to their significant impacts in conventional ship design. ACTUV will be an independently deployed unmanned naval vessel under spares remote supervisory control. This, coupled with a novel suite of sensors capable of robustly tracking quiet modern diesel electric submarines, will demonstrate a game changing ASW operational capability. Key technical areas include sensor fusion to integrate diverse sensors applied in non-traditional ways, system autonomy to execute independent deployment under sparse remote supervisory control, and system integration due to the complexity and unique configuration of the ACTUV platform.

Document Details

Document Type
Accomplishment
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Source ID
4b7506157c9b7756ab7f2d6d25cbc2d4

Tags

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers

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